A feisty nurse who rankled at unprofessional behavior, as well as being in a segregated unit which treated only African American soldiers, Prudence Burns Burrell served her country in New Guinea and the Philippines. Relieved when President Truman ordered the use of the atomic bomb to forestall the invasion of Japan, she was nevertheless miffed when the President employed the end of the war as an excuse to deny her and her colleagues much-deserved promotions.